🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Erhitzt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛrˈhɪtst

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heated/ˈhiːtɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Diskussion war sehr erhitzt."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Made warm or hot.

    "The heated debate lasted for hours."
  2. 2

    Characterized by strong emotion or intensity.

    "Their heated arguments often led to misunderstandings."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'heated' is derived from the Old English 'hēat', which means 'hot' or 'warm'. It evolved through Middle English as 'hete', and the past participle form 'heated' emerged in the 15th century, reflecting the action of making something warm or the state of being warm.

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